Guacamole: Your Guide to Great Flavor

Guacamole is a rich and yummy dip or spread made from avocado and many other delicious ingredients. Here's a guide to making yours even better!

I grew up with avocado. It was one of my first baby foods and as I grew older my family regularly ate it in salads, mains, dips and sandwiches. Throughout my youth and even today however, one of my favourite ways of eating avocado is still in guacamole.I've experimented with it in different ways but nearly always came back to the same basic ingredients. In this article I plan to share some of the different ingredients you can add to the basic avocado to create delicious and flavourful guacamole.

What is Guacamole?

Guacamole is said to have been made as early as 1500 by the Aztecs. It was and still is eaten in Mexico but since those early days it has spread throughout the world and into many dishes.Traditionally guacamole is made with mashed avocado, lime juice, tomato and salt. However even these simple ingredients can vary around the world, since they come in many varieties, styles and flavours.

Great Uses for Guacamole

Great Uses for GuacamoleGuacamole is great for:- Dips & sauces- On Toast- With Tacos or Nachos- As an attractive finisher to a dish- Mixed with freshly cooked potato- To help kids eat healthy

Can you buy or store Guacamole?

Avocados lose their flavour fairly fast after being cut open - and even faster when taken out of their skins and mixed with other ingredients. Most avocado also turns from a bright green to brown very fast upon contact with the air - often within a few hours.Because of this most commercially made guacamole is made primarily of thickeners, preservatives and dairy products. Most contain no more than 2-25% real avocado.Even if you buy guacamole fresh in a restaurant, the avocado is usually mixed with a pre-packaged flavouring mix.No guacamole can compare to freshly made guacamole.

Basic Guacamole Recipe

The following recipe lists the basic ingredients that can be used to make a delicious guacamole. Simply scroll down to the listed item to see the various types of that ingredient below. Items not marked with an asterisk and optional extras for added flavour.

*Avocado

*Juice

*Salt & Seasoning

*Tomato

*Onions

Herbs & Spices

Dairy

Vegies

Sauces & Other Flavours

Ingredient: Avocado

There are dozens of varieties of avocado that grow throughout the world and all have unique textures and flavours. Most avocados come in a bumpy skinned pear shape and remain green even when ripe. Below are some of the more common types:

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I literally cannot go a day without avocados. They are one of my daily indulgences. lol I'm actually growing two plants from pits right now. It's taken seven weeks but they are finally growing roots! Now...we'll see if an avocado ever grows from them or not!